Tag: CMS

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report on its review of the Open Payments program, titled “OPEN PAYMENTS DATA: REVIEW OF ACCURACY, PRECISION, AND CONSISTENCY IN REPORTING.” The OIG reviewed data from calendar year 2015 available as of June 2016. The OIG’s key takeaway […]

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance and a Fact Sheet that will provide Medicare Advantage (MA) plans the option of utilizing “step therapy” for Medicare Part B drugs. Recall, the concept of changing the way Medicare pays for Part B drugs was first discussed in the Administration’s May 2018 Blueprint.

On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) in the Federal Register regarding section 1877 of the Social Security Act, also known as the “physician self-referral law” or the “Stark Law”. The Stark Law is a strict liability statute that: […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released today the 2017 data disclosed by 1,525 manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) related to payments and transfers of value provided to physicians and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership or investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members. […]

The Governor of Oregon signed into law this week House Bill 4005, the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Act). The Act requires manufacturers to report by March 31st each year information regarding each prescription drug for which: (i) the price was $100 or more for a one-month supply or for a course of treatment […]

As we announced earlier this year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is updating its Work Plan monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications. The December updates include 6 new Work Plan items: Status Update on States’ Efforts on Medicaid-Provider Enrollment. OIG will follow-up on a previous review to determine the extent to […]

Earlier today, the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice withdrawing the “Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model”, also known as the “Part B Demo.” As we discussed in a previous post, in December 2016, the Obama Administration announced it would not move forward with the program. This, coupled with […]

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